Healthy and Wealthy

Be it man, woman or child - exercising is beneficial for everyone. Apart from achieving proper body weight, it improves the general well-being of a person, making him/her absolutely fit. Carrying out aerobics has become the most happening workout trend among both youth and aged. In this fast-paced world, aerobics proves to be just the right option. A moderate intensity workout, it extends over a certain period of time and overloads the heart and lungs, making them work harder than the rest.

In aerobics, one uses large muscle groups repetitively for a sustained amount of time. The best part about aerobics is that you will enjoy doing it for an extended period of time. There are numerous types of aerobics which you can indulge in. Some of the most popular types of aerobics exercises are aerobic dance, bicycling, rowing machine, in-line skating, fitness walking, jumping rope, running, stair climbing and swimming. To know more about each of the type, read through the following lines.

Aerobics is an excellent way for a person to achieve physical fitness. Through the activities associated with aerobics, one is able to target all the elements of fitness. As a person performs aerobic exercise, he increases his heart rate and oxygen intake. Metabolism may be sped up, so sweating and fat burning becomes accelerated; thus, resulting to weight loss.

Aerobics can be the combination of the following activities, each involving the elements that will consider one to be physically fit. Dancing and continuous sports activity like running can improve circulation and the overall cardiovascular health.

Benefits of Aerobics Dance:

1. Dance aerobic workout strengthens the body including the weight bearing bones and cardiovascular muscles.

2. It helps your lose weight as well as builds your body muscles. It is also suitable for those who want to tone their muscles.

3. It is one of the easiest aerobic exercises, which can be enjoyed by people of all age groups, both men and women. However, elderly people should perform the exercise either for short duration or with precautions. It is not recommended for very small children and pregnant women.

4. The exercise increases blood circulation and lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

5. Aerobic dance workout increases the circulation of oxygen to heart, lungs and blood vessels for smooth functioning of the body.

6. The workout enhances the efficiency of heart and lungs.

7. It is a great stress buster. It is an interesting activity that deviates you from the drudgery of everyday life.

8. It is an effective remedy for depression, anxiety and tension. Thus, it is helpful for the rejuvenation of the mind.

9. It gives you the freedom to personalize your dance steps. You can choose a music and the dance steps of your choice, say, jazz, disco, hip hop.

10. Dance aerobics is a good workout to boost up your immune system.

Tips:

1. Perform warm-up exercises 10-15 minutes before doing dance aerobics. This may include stretching or flexibility exercises, followed by jumping jacks or jogging.

2. Always wear perfect fitting clothes, while doing dance aerobics. Loose-fitting clothes are not good for the exercise, because they restrict the free movement of arms and feet. The preferred attire for dance aerobics is shorts with a jersey.

3. Bring in variations to the dance steps and make the exercise even more personalized. Check out the steps in the exercises shown in television or consult a trainer to know more about innovative dance steps.

4. Do not forget to cool down after performing the exercise. Do stretching exercises for about 10 minutes after the workout.

5. Drink water (not ice-cold) few minutes after the workout.